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Exercise 4.6 · Q6

Q.If sin⁡−1x+sin⁡−1y+sin⁡−1z=3π2\sin^{-1}x + \sin^{-1}y + \sin^{-1}z = \dfrac{3\pi}2, the value of x2017+y2018+z2019−9x101+y101+z101x^{2017}+y^{2018}+z^{2019} - \dfrac9{x^{101}+y^{101}+z^{101}} is

(1) 00
(2) 11
(3) 22
(4) 33
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Because 3π2\dfrac{3\pi}2 is the theoretical maximum possible sum of three sin⁡−1\sin^{-1} values, equality forces each individual term to equal its own maximum π2\dfrac{\pi}2 — pinning down x,y,zx,y,z exactly.

Step 1. Bound each term. sin⁡−1x,sin⁡−1y,sin⁡−1z≤π2\sin^{-1}x,\sin^{-1}y,\sin^{-1}z\le\dfrac{\pi}2 each, so their sum is at most 3π2\dfrac{3\pi}2.

Step 2. Use the given equality. Since the sum equals exactly 3π2\dfrac{3\pi}2 (the maximum possible), every term must individually equal π2\dfrac{\pi}2: sin⁡−1x=sin⁡−1y=sin⁡−1z=π2\sin^{-1}x=\sin^{-1}y=\sin^{-1}z=\dfrac{\pi}2. …

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